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Karen Vrotsos holds a B.A. in English and political science from Wellesley College and an M.A. and M.Phil. in English from Columbia University, where she is working on a dissertation to complete her Ph.D. She has taught Reinventing Literary History at Barnard College, literature and writing courses at Columbia College, and professional writing and public speaking to international students at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. Her interests include classical literary theory, renaissance literature, and modernism. She has also developed interests in urban affairs, cultural criticism, and marketing. She directed a fellowship program for urban leaders at Columbia for several years and co-authored a book on marketing and culture with Professor Bernd Schmitt of Columbia Business School.